Fort Polk support appreciated

12:21 AM,
Apr. 27, 2013

William B. Hickman, brigadier general and commander at Fort Polk

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William B. Hickman

I want to thank our elected officials and community members for participating in the April 15 community listening session held at the First United Pentecostal Church in Leesville.

It was an amazing show of support by the community to the soldiers and families of Fort Polk - one that will long linger in my memory.

I know that the pending Army 2020 force restructure decision is causing uncertainty - but this community has pulled together in the face of that uncertainty, and I am grateful for that. For generations our Louisiana and East Texas communities have stood unique in their dedication to our ...